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June 4, 2010
Internets Celebrities In Brooklyn: Do Not Despair
Who Walk In Brooklyn
Regular denizens of Eastern Parkway hardly need an introduction to writer and guerilla filmmaker Dallas Penn but with the ICs, DP has two partners, co-conspirator and co-host Rafi Kam, and director Casimir Nozkowski. Tonight they’ll be screening their latest and— dare I say it?— greatest work yet, Stadium Status. Don’t be jealous! It literally couldn’t have been done without you too, at least those of you who pay taxes and have seen “one thin dime” of your money go to support scumbags like George Steinbrenner, Fred Wilpon and Bruce Ratner.
One might wonder, is “scumbags” a proper term for an editor and historian to use? And what about “scumbags,” as I’ve put it, like Rudy Giuliani, George Pataki and Michael Bloomberg, not to mention almost the entirety of the New York State legislature, New York City council and the Borough Presidencies of Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens? In 1995, Christopher Wallace famously asked “Who Shot Ya’?” It’s long past time the people of NYC demanded their own answer, especially at a time when great institutions and good people like the Brooklyn Public Library are threatened with severe budget cuts.
NoLandGrab: Please note that the screening took place on Tuesday, June 1st.
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Nostrand Park, Internets Celebrities Stadium Status Premieres
As you can well imagine Stadium Status examines the forthcoming Barclay’s Arena, future home of the Brooklyn Nets. Since the film was produced after Citi Field and the new Yankee Stadium were complete, it’s in the scenes featuring the opposing sides in the Atlantic Yards battle where Kam, Nozkowski and Penn show their growth as filmmakers. Already well versed in delivering men on the street satire and punditry, the Internet Celebrities step aside and let the Atlantic Yards antagonists speak for themselves. A particular rich scene finds a worn out Daniel Goldstein, Devevlop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn founder, and the last Atlantic Yards holdout, making his case one last time to halt Atlantic Yards.
Found in Brooklyn, Stadium Status-Our Tax Dollars at Work!
I don't know about you, but shouldn't we be paying for better schools and keeping the libraries open? Here is an excellent short touring the new Yankee, Shea and future New Jersey Nets Stadium in the Atlantic Yards. Showing how the stadiums really ARE NOT revitalizing the neighborhoods they take over.
Posted by eric at June 4, 2010 12:20 PM